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Alcohol Consumption among the Elderly Citizens in Hungary and Serbia—Comparative Assessment

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  • Natasa Mihailovic

    (Institute of Public Health Kragujevac, Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Nikole Pašića 1, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia)

  • Gergő József Szőllősi

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, H-4002 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Nemanja Rancic

    (The Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Sándor János

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, H-4002 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Klára Boruzs

    (Department of Health Systems Management and Quality Management in Health Care, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, H-4002 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Attila Csaba Nagy

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, H-4002 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Yuriy Timofeyev

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Shabolovka Ulitsa 26-28, 119049 Moscow, Russian)

  • Viktorija Dragojevic-Simic

    (The Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Marko Antunovic

    (National Poison Control Center, Medical Faculty, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Vladimir Reshetnikov

    (N.A. Semashko Department of Public Health and Healthcare, I.M. Sechenov the First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia)

  • Róza Ádány

    (MTA-DE Public Health Research Group, Public Health Research Institute, University of Debrecen, H-4002 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Mihajlo Jakovljevic

    (N.A. Semashko Department of Public Health and Healthcare, I.M. Sechenov the First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
    Department of Global Health Economics and Policy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
    Institute of Comparative Economic Studies, Hosei University, Tokyo 194-0298, Japan)

Abstract

Studies in the alcohol consumption area are mostly related to the (ab)use of alcohol in young people. However, today, a growing number of researchers are emphasizing the clinical and public health significance of alcohol consumption in the elderly. In the WHO reports, harmful alcohol consumption is responsible for 5.3% of the global burden of the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of alcohol consumption among men and women aged 55 and over in Serbia and Hungary, leveraging data from the 2013 Serbian National Health Survey and from the 2014 Hungarian National Health Survey. Respondents aged 55 and over were analysed based on logistic multivariate models. The prevalence of alcohol consumption was 41.5% and 62.5% in Serbia and Hungary, respectively. It was higher among men in both countries, but among women, it was significantly higher in Hungary than in Serbia. The statistically significant predictors affecting alcohol consumption in Serbia included age, education, well-being index, long-term disease and overall health status, with marital status being an additional factor among men. In Hungary, education and long-term disease affected alcohol consumption in both sexes, while age and employment were additional factors among women. In both countries for both sexes, younger age, more significantly than primary education and good health, was associated with a higher likelihood of alcohol consumption.

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  • Natasa Mihailovic & Gergő József Szőllősi & Nemanja Rancic & Sándor János & Klára Boruzs & Attila Csaba Nagy & Yuriy Timofeyev & Viktorija Dragojevic-Simic & Marko Antunovic & Vladimir Reshetnikov & R, 2020. "Alcohol Consumption among the Elderly Citizens in Hungary and Serbia—Comparative Assessment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-13, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:4:p:1289-:d:321717
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    1. Phagapun Boontem & Udomsak Saengow, 2021. "Association between Self-Reported Exposure to Alcohol Advertisements and Drinking Behaviors: An Analysis of a Population-Based Survey in Thailand," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-10, October.
    2. Fan Chia & Wei-Yang Huang & Hsuan Huang & Cheng-En Wu, 2023. "Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Older Adults to Optimize Health-Promoting Lifestyle: An Intervention Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-22, January.

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